Opioid addiction expert Dr. Ruth Potee explains the relationship between teen risk taking and addiction. Her talk addresses brain development, neuroplasticity and how parents and community members can help prevent addiction by giving adolescent brains time to develop and mature. Learn why the days of thinking of addiction as a moral problem are over. Addiction is a pediatric developmental disease that has origins in childhood trauma, early exposure to substances, and genetics. Learn specifically about the neurobiological effects of marijuana and the potential legalization pitfalls for our adolescents. Dr. Potee is an extremely dynamic and sought after speaker who, in response to the ongoing opioid epidemic, has made it her mission to educate the public about the nature of addiction and why it is the only brain disease that is 100% preventable. "It's chemistry, not character." See YouTube video above.